After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 65 The Sparkling Diamond
Three limiting words?

Jiang Shu pondered for a moment before speaking: "Hello, Night God. Before my first live stream, I watched a lot of your product-selling videos. After learning that you were my opponent in this PK, I also collected information about your career. The three keywords I'm going to use today are the three types of products that appear most frequently in your live stream: skincare products, electronic products, and snacks."

[The streamer is so naive! Since it's a competition, how could Nightfall use those mass-market products? It should at least be something like a luxury car!]

[I'm dying of laughter! I'm dying of laughter, and I bet Nightshade is laughing to death inside too!]

[Hahaha! Don't cry later, streamer!]

……

Nightfall: "..."

After a silence of about ten seconds, Nightfall suddenly chuckled: "The first limiting word I proposed to the puppet streamer: antiques."

[That's more like it! I bet there'll be something like that too! Those antiques that nobody wanted and were being sold off for 39.9 yuan in the puppeteer's livestream last time—their true value shocked the livestreaming world! If they do that again, Nightshade won't even need to compete tonight!]

[The puppet must have Doraemon's pocket; it's just a mere antique, it doesn't matter.]

……

Nightfall didn't look at the comments, but focused on his opponent: "Second restriction: drinking habits."

[Basic move! Those few bottles of top-tier red wine last time even brought Li Yubai out!]

I guessed right again!

What would the third limiting word be? Grave? Hahaha! Or an urn?

[Couldn't it be Li Yubai's bathrobe? This is definitely something that Nightfall doesn't have but the puppets have a ton of... I remember Yan Yu saying he had one too...]

Nightfall took a deep breath: "The third limiting word: the CEO's personal belongings."

[Oh yeah! As expected! And it said "domineering CEO" instead of Li Yubai, which includes Yan Yu! Yan Yu is the heir to the Yanxing Group, and currently holds the title of CEO!]

[Personal belongings, huh! Now we can forget about Li Yubai's bathrobe or Yan Yu's bathrobe.]

Jiang Shu paused for a moment in the puppet show's live stream room.

They banned everything that generated sales during her first live stream. I'm a little angry...

The host continued with a smile: "It seems that not only the puppeteers have studied Nightfall, but Nightfall has also done its homework! So, next, the first item will be auctioned off, with priority given to Nightfall! Nightfall, please present your first item. Appraisers, please prepare! -- Here, I'd like to clarify that in addition to the appraisers prepared by both parties, we have also equipped our live broadcast rooms with appraisal supervisors and several senior appraisal masters to ensure that the appraisal results are fair and impartial!"

The first item up for auction...

A fiery passion welled up within the darkness of night.

He took a deep breath: "My first item is related to the global economic war that caused such a stir recently—please let my assistant present the item!"

Nighttime Live Streaming Room.

Accompanied by two bodyguards, the assistant carefully carried over three exquisite little boxes.

Thousands of fans watched with curiosity, even Jiang Shu leaned closer to the screen. Nightfall didn't open the box immediately, instead building suspense:

"The all-out business war between the Li Group and the FY conglomerate caused chaos in the financial system, and the trigger was that the FY heir blew up one of Li Yubai's diamond mines... Later, the whereabouts of that batch of diamonds were unknown and did not enter the market. Li Yubai declared that whoever took over that batch of rough diamonds would be the mortal enemy of the Li Group and would face full-scale retaliation. So, for a long time after the incident, that batch of diamonds still dared not appear in front of the public."

[The anchor mentioned so much foreplay, could it be...?]

[Seriously? The streamer actually dared to break the rules?]

……

As night fell, the three boxes were slowly opened: "And my first item for auction today is one of those missing diamonds... three! That's right, not just one, but a full three!"

Three large rough diamonds appeared on the live stream screen, sparkling brilliantly!

Even the night's eyes gleamed: "Our livestream doesn't have the capability to handle that batch of diamonds. These three ended up in our hands by accident and can absolutely withstand the Li Group's investigation! As everyone knows, the Li Group, a behemoth with more than ten large mines under its umbrella, has very strict regulations for ore management. Every rough stone that has just been unearthed is marked with a unique mark, clearly indicating its origin, size, and production date! Now, please welcome our appraisal team to conduct an on-site appraisal!"

Puppet Man Livestream Room.

Jiang Shu slowly leaned back in her chair, looking rather languid.

After a moment of surprise, Assistant Yang quickly regained his composure. Even as he watched Ye Se's uncontrollable smugness on the screen, a hint of pity flickered in his eyes…

On the sofa, the aloof man looked at the flamboyant FY heir.

Feng Li met his gaze and nonchalantly uttered an "oh": "Back then, there were a few of the lower quality pieces that I just threw away! Trash, they're not good enough for my treasure."

Li Yubai: "..."

In the live-streaming room at night, a team of appraisers was already busy. The appraisal would take some time, so the host took advantage of the break to warm up the audience again:
"The whereabouts of those diamonds are a mystery, Puppet Man Streamer. I heard that your Li Yubai has been searching for them for a long time..."

Your Li Yubai...

A few casually teasing words made Li Yubai, who had been sitting on the sofa with a calm expression, noticeably more pleased. On the other side, Feng Li glanced at the host with disdain—he was in his circle, yet he was speaking up for his mortal enemy; he really didn't know what he was getting himself into!

The oblivious host, completely unaware that he had offended the ultimate villain in the entertainment industry, continued to chat glibly.

"Puppet streamer, what are your thoughts on the three diamonds that Night Streamer brought out? Haha, don't be too nervous, it's only the first round. Even if you lose, I believe you'll bring out even more treasures for auction later..."

“Actually, I’m not nervous,” Jiang Shu said gently. “I’ll give the Nightfall anchor a chance and allow him to change the item he’s bidding on.”

Nightfall, who had been focused on the appraisal process, smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Puppet streamer, don't try to trick me! I'm certain this is the item for the first round, and it's a three-for-one deal. If the streamer can produce three rough diamonds of equal quality and from the same batch, I'll accept it—I know the streamer has Li Yubai's backing, but if you just grab a few diamonds from him to make up the numbers for a harmless win or loss, I'll be impressed, but the netizens won't be!"

The host raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Nightfall anchor means that the diamonds must be from the same batch as yours?"

"If it were just an ordinary diamond, we could offer a larger one in our live stream, but what would be the point? My first item for auction today isn't the diamond itself, but the special significance it carries with it and the world-renowned business battle it represents," Nightfall began. "Everyone knows that the FY heir and Li Yubai are mortal enemies. Since the FY heir snatched this batch of diamonds, Li Yubai couldn't possibly have produced them... If Li Yubai doesn't have them, then the puppeteer certainly can't either..."

Jiang Shu paused for two seconds: "I still advise you to choose another one—I'm afraid you'll start crying later."

"Instead of trying to trick me here, the streamer would be better off spending that time searching for these diamonds. If we can get one or two rough stones from the same batch before the appraisal results come out, we might still have a chance to turn the tide."

(End of this chapter)